Well -- I am encouraged that, at least, my rides are getting slightly more frequent. Perhaps one of these times I'll even be able to ride on consecutive days!
Today I had wanted to ride in the sunshine after work. But this afternoon I was practically falling asleep, and decided to take advantage of the longer evening daylight that we've gained since the time change to Daylight Savings Time the first weekend of my month, and nap after work instead, riding this evening. So I did that, even though the clouds had moved in, and it was a bit nippy at 42 degrees with a bit of a breeze. But it was nothing unbearable.
I rode a circuit I'm calling the Textile Big Block, a rectangular area averaging a little over 2 miles per side, taking me east on Ellsworth over to State, and then south to Textile, west over to Lohr, and finishing up by coming north on the Lohr-Textile Greenway that follows Lohr, an 8-foot wide paved path for runners and cyclists that I first rode back on January 19. And today's ride was accomplished almost without incident -- but, just as I was congratulating myself on this, I approached Ellsworth, much less than a mile from home, and had to stop for cross traffic. When I tried to step down and support myself, my right knee buckled, and I went down. This caused a motorist to stop and ask me, in alarm, "Are you OK?" I smiled and gave a big thumbs-up. When I was equally positive to her follow-up, "You're sure?", she gave up and moved on, and I proceeded on the last brief stretch of the ride.
Today puts me at just over 35 miles for the year -- a total that would be much higher if I could count the nearly 100 hours I've ridden the elliptical so far since New Year's at LA Fitness. But I'm not concerned, as I know that figure will improve significantly if spring ever arrives in earnest.
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